Bowman vs North

A side-by-side comparison of Bowman and North: population, income, housing, and more.

Bowman and North are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bowman has the higher population (789 vs 783 in North). North has the higher median household income ($36,250 vs $27,500 in Bowman). North has the higher median home value ($86,500 vs $80,700 in Bowman).

Population, income & housing

	Bowman	North
Population	789	783
Median age	32.9 yrs	49.4 yrs
Median household income	$27,500	$36,250
Median home value	$80,700	$86,500
Median gross rent	$848	$717
Housing units	409	407
Homeownership rate	67.5%	52.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.9%	6.5%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bowman	North
Population	711 → 789 (+11.0%)	742 → 783 (+5.5%)
Median household income	$34,034 → $27,500 (-19.2%)	$31,827 → $36,250 (+13.9%)
Median home value	$83,800 → $80,700 (-3.7%)	$84,200 → $86,500 (+2.7%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $848 (+41.3%)	$550 → $717 (+30.4%)

Bowman

Population

711789

Median household income

$34,034$27,500

Median home value

$83,800$80,700

Median gross rent

$600$848

North

Population

742783

Median household income

$31,827$36,250

Median home value

$84,200$86,500

Median gross rent

$550$717

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bowman	North
Under 5	8.5%	5.0%
5 to 17	24.5%	20.8%
18 to 24	2.3%	3.2%
25 to 34	16.5%	11.0%
35 to 44	6.0%	6.8%
45 to 54	11.0%	9.3%
55 to 64	10.6%	22.0%
65 to 74	14.8%	10.2%
75 and over	5.8%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bowman	North
White (non-Hispanic)	20.7%	42.7%
Black or African American	76.0%	54.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bowman	North
No high school diploma	12.3%	23.0%
High school graduate	54.8%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	2.5%	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bowman	North
Drove alone	86.4%	84.7%
Carpooled	4.4%	12.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bowman	North
1-unit, detached	60.1%	61.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	11.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.2%
20 or more units	1.2%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	37.9%	24.6%

Poverty & households

	Bowman	North
Poverty rate	48.9%	38.8%
Average household size	2.42	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	30	35
Median year structure built	1977	1973